March 2
1981 Signed Clarence Kea for the rest of the season.
1981 Ralph Drollinger settled the remaining 2 years on his contract with
Dallas and then announced his retirement. Drollinger only played 6
games with Dallas before sitting out the rest of his short NBA
career with knee problems (and refusing to undergo knee surgery).
1983 Pat Cummings had 20 rebounds, the 1st time a Mavs player had 20+
rebounds and the only time Cummings had 20+ rebounds with Dallas.
1993 Signed Tim Legler to a 10-day contract.
1995 Cleveland had 3 turnovers, setting the opponent record for fewest
turnovers in a game.
1998 Named Scott Roth as an assistant coach.
2000 Dennis Rodman had 21 rebounds, the 42nd time a Mavs player had 20+
rebounds and the only time Rodman had 20+ rebounds with Dallas.
2008 Activated Jamaal Magloire and placed Antoine Wright (no injury) on
IL. Magloire had been on IL for 3 days (1 game) (no injury).
Wright would be activated 4 days (2 games) later.
2008 Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 52 points, the 70th time a Mavs opponent had
40+ points and the 5th of 5 times Bryant had 40+ points against
Dallas. It was also the 6th time a Mavs opponent had 50+ points.
2009 Russell Westbrook (OKC) had a triple-double with 17 points, 10
rebounds, and 10 assists. It was the 54th time a Mavs opponent
had a triple-double.
2012 Activated Delonte West and placed Lamar Odom (no injury) on IL.
Odom was assigned to the NBADL. West (broken right ring finger)
was on IL for 12 days (6 games) (but remained out until 3/29/12).
Odom was activated 1 day (1 game) later.
2012 Brandan Wright was diagnosed with a concussion following the New
Orleans game. He would miss the next 6 games [as the NBA had new
concussion rules where a player had to pass certain tests before
being allowed to return to action following a concussion].
2014 Recalled Jae Crowder and Shane Larkin from the NBADL.
Games
Record: 8-14 (home: 8-6, road: 0-8)
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1982 L Boston 97-101 -4 Vincent 31 AB/WC 8 Parish 27
Game #57, current record: 19-38, streak: lost 1; final record: 28-54
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1983 W Seattle 108-105 +3 Vincent 24 Cummings 20 Williams 38
Pat Cummings had 20 rebounds, the 1st time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds
and the only time Cummings had 20+ rebounds with Dallas.
Game #59, current record: 30-29, streak: won 4; final record: 38-44
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1984 W Kansas City 108-94 +14 Aguirre 28 Aguirre 8 Johnson 17
Game #61, current record: 33-28, streak: won 1; final record: 43-39
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1985 L LA Lakers 106-125 -19 Aguirre 33 Perkins 11 A-Jabbar 25
Game #60, current record: 32-28, streak: lost 3; final record: 44-38
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1987 W Phoenix 135-112 +23 Blackman 25 Donaldson 11 Nance 25
Game #58, current record: 38-20, streak: won 1; final record: 55-27
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1988 W Sacramento 115-90 +25 MA/RT 18 Tarpley 13 McGee 17
Game #56, current record: 39-17, streak: won 10; final record: 53-29
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1990 W Phoenix 108-102 +6 Perkins 27 White 12 TC/KJ 28
Game #57, current record: 32-25, streak: won 1; final record: 47-35
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1991 L Miami 103-109 -6 Blackman 19 Williams 9 Douglas 25
Game #56, current record: 21-35, streak: lost 2; final record: 28-54
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1993 L @Milwaukee 86-120 -34 Rooks 14 White 9 Brickows 17
Game #53, current record: 4-49, streak: lost 11; final record: 11-71
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1995 W Cleveland 90-84 +6 JK/LH/RT 18 Jones 15 Mills 16
Cleveland had 3 turnovers, setting the NBA record for fewest
turnovers in a game.
Game #54, current record: 22-32, streak: won 2; final record: 36-46
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1997 L Phoenix(OT) 108-109 -1 Finley 24 Green 14 Kidd 23
Robert Pack did not play due to bruised ribs (the 1st of 9 games he
missed due to the injury).
Game #56, current record: 19-37, streak: lost 3; final record: 24-58
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1998 L @Detroit 94-100 -6 CC/MF 21 Riley 8 Hill 35
Game #58, current record: 11-47, streak: lost 1; final record: 20-62
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1999 W LA Clippers 112-99 +13 Finley 20 Green 12 Taylor 18
Game #16, current record: 6-10, streak: won 2; final record: 19-31
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2000 L New Jersey 102-103 -1 Strick 31 Rodman 21 Marbury 25
Dennis Rodman had 21 rebounds, the 42nd time a Mavs player had 20+
rebounds and the only time Rodman had 20+ rebounds with Dallas.
Shawn Bradley did not play due to the flu (the 2nd of 2 games he
would miss due to the illness).
Don Nelson did not coach due to the flu (the 1st of 4 games he would
miss due to the illness).
Game #57, current record: 24-33, streak: lost 2; final record: 40-42
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2002 L Miami 95-109 -14 Finley 25 MF/EN 7 Jones 26
Game #58, current record: 40-18, streak: lost 1; final record: 57-25
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2004 W Seattle 107-96 +11 Finley 35 Nowitzki 12 RAllen 25
Steve Nash did not play due to a stomach virus (the 1st of 2 games he
would miss due to the illness).
Josh Howard did not play due to a strained right groin (the 2nd of 2
games he would miss due to the injury).
Game #59, current record: 39-20, streak: won 6; final record: 52-30
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2005 L @LA Clippers 92-101 -9 Nowitzki 25 Henderson 6 Maggette 34
Game #56, current record: 38-18; streak: lost 1; final record: 58-24
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2006 L @San Antonio 89-98 -9 JT/DN 23 DNowitzki 11 TParker 23
Gregg Popovich's (SA) 500th coaching win.
Game #57, current record: 45-12; streak: lost 1; final record: 60-22
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2008 L @LA Lakers(OT) 104-108 -4 DNowitzki 30 EDampier 17 KBryant 52
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 3-pointer with 2 seconds left in regulation to
tie the game at 93-93.
The Lakers out-scored Dallas 15-11 in overtime.
Dallas shot 17-25 FT and the LA Lakers shot 37-50 FT.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 52 points on 15-27 FG and 20-27 FT, the 70th
time a Mavs opponent had 40+ points and the 5th of 5 times Bryant
had 40+ points against Dallas. It was also the 6th time a Mavs
opponent had 50+ points.
Game #60, current record: 39-21; streak: lost 1; final record: 51-31
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2009 L @Oklahoma City 87-96 -9 DNowitzki 28 Singleton 6 NKrstic 26
Josh Howard did not play in the 2nd half due to a sore left ankle.
Kevin Durant (OKC) and Jeff Green (OKC) did not play.
Russell Westbrook (OKC) had a triple-double with 17 points, 10 rebounds,
and 10 assists. It was the 54th time a Mavs opponent had a
triple-double.
Game #60, current record: 36-24; streak: lost 1; final record: 50-32
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2012 L @New Orleans 92-97 -5 RBeaubois 25 DNowitzki 9 CKaman 20
Trevor Ariza (NO, ill), Carl Landry (NO, sprained MCL), Emeka Okafor
(NO, sore left knee), Jason Smith (NO, concussion), and Eric Gordon
(NO, bruised right knee) did not play.
Game #37, current record: 21-16; streak: lost 4; final record: 36-30
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2014 L @San Antonio 106-112 -6 DNowitzki 22 Dalembert 10 TParker 22
San Antonio shot 24-28 FT and Dallas shot 9-14 FT.
Game #61, current record: 36-25; streak: lost 2; final record: 49-33